Information Security Week - Edition No. 39

In the 39th edition of Information Security Week, Brazilians are targeted by attacks, 100,000 Facebook accounts were stolen, phishing attacks increased by 80% on Black Friday, and much more.

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PIX was used as bait for fraud more than 5,000 times in October

The criminals' goal is to steal bank details and passwords by taking advantage of users' interest and distraction.

In Ciso Advisor

Beware! Phishing scams increase by 80% as Black Friday approaches

According to Check Point experts, there was an 80% increase in the incidence of this type of scam in the first two weeks of November.

By Ramon De Souza on Canaltech

Cisco Webex flaws allow attackers to join meetings as ghost users

Intruders can enter Webex meetings as ghost users and even remain in the rooms after being removed.

By Catalin Cimpanu on ZD Net

The attack on the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) website during the elections also released data from 2020

Initially, it was suspected that only information from 2001 to 2010 had been exposed, but a new investigation has also revealed records from this year.

By Leticia Riente in Olhar Digital

Brazilians are the target of almost half of ransomware attacks in Latin America

According to data from Kaspersky, the region registers 5,000 ransomware attacks per day, and businesses are the main target worldwide.

By Renato Rodrigues in Kaspersky Daily

A Facebook Messenger vulnerability may have allowed hackers to spy on users

The Messenger bug, now fixed, could have allowed callers to connect audio calls without the recipient's knowledge or approval.

By Catalin Cimpanu on ZD Net

Cyberattacks are on the rise amid positive news about vaccines

Attacks on pharmaceutical laboratories working to find an effective vaccine against Covid-19 have increased by 50%.

In Ciso Advisor

"It's time to stop using SMS for multifactor authentication," says Microsoft's security director

According to Alex Weinert, Microsoft's director of identity security, multifactor authentication via voice or SMS is not secure.

By Guilherme M. Petry in The Hack

More than 100,000 Facebook accounts were stolen in an online scam

Fraudsters lured victims by promising a tool that would allow them to see who visited their profiles on the platform; the malicious link redirected users to fake login pages.

By Renato Mota in Olhar Digital

Russian and North Korean hackers attacked COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers

According to Microsoft, three groups of state-funded hackers (i.e., funded by government entities) were caught red-handed attacking private institutions and companies that excel in solutions against COVID-19.

By Ramon De Souza on Canaltech